Leviathan Three Author:Forrest Aguirre, Jeff Vandermeer, Zoran Zivkovic Leviathan Three is the third volume in the World Fantasy Award and British Fantasy Award finalist Ministry of Whimsy’s Leviathan series. Twenty-seven beautifully surreal stories, informed by the exotic, yet infused with clear, controlled prose, give even the most voracious reader of the sublime an abundant feast of words and images. The ta... more »les are, by turns, experimental, traditional, uplifting, and mischievous. From the early decadent works of Gautier and Gourmont to experimental fictions by such established writers as Rikki Ducornet, Brian Evenson, Carol Emshwiller, and Michael Moorcock, to fresh perspectives from up-and-coming writers James Bassett, Brendan Connell, and Michael Cisco, Leviathan 3 fullfills the expectations created by prior volumes, while further exploring the expanse of convulsive beauty. Zoran Zivkovic's "Library" story suite, or short novel, provides the impetus and frame for the anthology, as each Library story is followed by a series of thematically similar selections. Zivkovic, a highly-respected Yugoslavian writer, has reached new heights of metafiction, intellectual play, and emotional resonance with these stories about books.« less